JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - When a white Ferguson policeman fatally shot a black 18-year-old nearly a year ago, the St. Louis suburb erupted in violent protests and the nation took notice. Since then, legislators in almost every state have proposed changes to the way police interact with the public.]]>

Sun, 02 Aug 2015 10:47:01 -0400Eugene sex abuse trial set, but alleged victim not foundhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/a07605608a3a480497fbfa20714c1ec8/OR--Activist-Sex-Abuse-Casea07605608a3a480497fbfa20714c1ec8-OR--Activist-Sex-Abuse-Case-1438441447EUGENE, Oregon - A prosecutor says the sexual abuse trial against Oregon gay rights activist Terry Bean won't happen unless the alleged 17-year-old victim is found and subpoenaed.]]>Sat, 01 Aug 2015 11:04:07 -0400Mexico activists denounce abuses targeting Cuban migrantshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/313c88dd6982400fbcc140e496772dbf/LT--Mexico-Cuban-Migrants313c88dd6982400fbcc140e496772dbf-LT--Mexico-Cuban-Migrants-1438383012MEXICO CITY - Advocates for migrants said Friday they filed 15 complaints against Mexican government officials for allegedly extorting Cubans passing through en route to the United States and have documented hundreds of similar cases.]]>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 18:50:12 -0400Wildlife activist concern over oil on Uganda-Congo borderhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/64141636349e468e9f020acdfa3be395/AF--Uganda-Congo-Oil64141636349e468e9f020acdfa3be395-AF--Uganda-Congo-Oil-1438256227KAMPALA, Uganda - Activists are urging Uganda's government to reverse a decision to open for oil drilling a wildlife park on Uganda's border with Congo.]]>Thu, 30 Jul 2015 07:37:07 -0400Nephew of blind activist Chen released from China prisonhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/f024463914394f718525364257233bed/AS--China-Blind-Activistf024463914394f718525364257233bed-AS--China-Blind-Activist-1438251794BEIJING - The nephew of lawyer and blind activist Chen Guangcheng has been released from prison after serving a three-year, three-month sentence widely seen as retribution for his uncle's daring escape from house arrest.]]>Thu, 30 Jul 2015 06:23:14 -0400Activists warn of refugee housing crisis in German capitalhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/c73eecf5c9ae47fb9983473662fbf8a1/EU--Germany-Refugeesc73eecf5c9ae47fb9983473662fbf8a1-EU--Germany-Refugees-1438176124

BERLIN - A thousand refugees may be sleeping outside in Berlin each night because authorities in the German capital are overwhelmed with the sharp rise in asylum-seekers this year, an activist group said Wednesday.]]>

BEIJING - Tibetan activists and others are calling on the International Olympic Committee not to award the 2022 Winter Games to Beijing, saying China's human rights record after the 2008 Olympics in the Chinese capital worsened rather than showing a hoped-for improvement.]]>

ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Instead of grand talk about how the Olympics will break new ground by going to a majority-Muslim country for the first time, or by making their first visit to Central Asia, Almaty's bid for the 2022 Winter Games is about tradition.]]>

MEDELLIN, Colombia - The last contact Margarita Restrepo had with her daughter was a hurried phone call on Oct. 25, 2002. The school day was over and 17-year-old Carol Vanesa was going to meet friends at a metro stop near the sprawling Comuna 13 hillside slum.]]>

BEIJING - Bearded, bald and burly ex-soldier Wu Gan calls himself The Ultra Vulgar Butcher. He poses for online portraits brandishing knives in both hands that he says he'll use to "slaughter the pigs" among local officials who've done wrong.]]>

DES MOINES, Iowa - Four years ago, the Beaverdale neighborhood in Des Moines organized big for President Barack Obama's re-election, building an uber-volunteer group skilled at phone-banking, door-knocking and boosting caucus and general election participation. The volunteers dubbed their leafy neighborhood Obamadale.]]>

Sat, 25 Jul 2015 02:53:33 -0400FBI arrests activists accused of releasing 5,740 minkhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/e517802a6f154af09cac084b7435c981/US--Animal-Rights-Activistse517802a6f154af09cac084b7435c981-US--Animal-Rights-Activists-1437796695OAKLAND, California - Two animal-rights activists have been charged with terrorizing the fur industry during cross-country road trips in which they released about 5,740 mink from farms and vandalized the homes and businesses of industry members, the FBI said Friday.]]>Fri, 24 Jul 2015 23:58:15 -0400Conference aims to unite efforts of black activist groupshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/5e12f49d311945cdab8de73091f2aab0/US--Black-Activists-Conference5e12f49d311945cdab8de73091f2aab0-US--Black-Activists-Conference-1437772813CLEVELAND - Leaders of black activist groups from around the country are gathering in Cleveland this weekend to share thoughts, ideas and stories at a conference aimed at furthering the creation of a modern-day civil rights movement to address systemic problems of police brutality and socio-economic deprivation.]]>Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:20:13 -0400Maine activist says he hopes accusers find justice in Haitihttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/fb4de8e62e174f1c99845a100501e6fa/US--Haiti-Abuse-Defamationfb4de8e62e174f1c99845a100501e6fa-US--Haiti-Abuse-Defamation-1437759127PORTLAND, Maine - A Maine activist convicted of defaming the founder of a Haiti orphanage said Friday that he hopes the seven men who accused the former Catholic brother of sexual abuse will find justice in the island nation.]]>Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:32:07 -0400Activists for police reform rally ahead of panel meetinghttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3632bab4c42d4d7cbdfd5579778bc348/MD--Baltimore-Police-Death-Legislature3632bab4c42d4d7cbdfd5579778bc348-MD--Baltimore-Police-Death-Legislature-1437685866ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - Maryland activists for civil rights and police reform urged a panel of lawmakers Thursday to take stronger action to increase police accountability, and they criticized lawmakers for not going far enough this year.]]>Thu, 23 Jul 2015 17:11:06 -0400Activist group says Liberians pressured to sign away landhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/ca46839a42a34d6dbc6929539188e070/AF--Liberia-Palm-Oilca46839a42a34d6dbc6929539188e070-AF--Liberia-Palm-Oil-1437661574DAKAR, Senegal - Liberians in the country's southeast are being threatened into signing away land for palm oil plantations, and in some cases those opposing expansion have been beaten and arrested, activist group Global Witness said Wednesday.]]>Thu, 23 Jul 2015 10:26:14 -0400Activists announce national tour focused on police violencehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/b8fb0e0e6caf47aa89526bd215c005b9/OH--Police-Protest-Clevelandb8fb0e0e6caf47aa89526bd215c005b9-OH--Police-Protest-Cleveland-1437642563CLEVELAND - Activists and family members of those killed by police are launching a national tour asking Americans to choose a side in the debate over police violence.]]>Thu, 23 Jul 2015 05:09:23 -0400Trial begins of man accused of harassing Indian kidshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/665d8ede172e4f09865bebf7a524ab5a/US--American-Indian-Students-Harassment665d8ede172e4f09865bebf7a524ab5a-US--American-Indian-Students-Harassment-1437609863RAPID CITY, South Dakota - Native Americans and activists packed into a theater doubling as a courtroom on Wednesday in part to protest what they view as lenient treatment of a South Dakota man accused of harassing American Indian children with racial slurs and spilling beer on them at a hockey game.]]>Wed, 22 Jul 2015 20:04:23 -0400Man sentenced for drug charge still faces sex abuse trialhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/d631feef5c3143d980bd93818aeebaf2/OR--Activists-Boyfriend-Sentencedd631feef5c3143d980bd93818aeebaf2-OR--Activists-Boyfriend-Sentenced-1437588126EUGENE, Oregon - A man facing an Aug. 11 trial for sex abuse alongside Oregon gay rights activist Terry Bean has been sentenced in a separate meth possession case.]]>Wed, 22 Jul 2015 14:02:06 -0400Tucson activists sentenced in protest that stopped buseshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2a2b652441fe45cc8b2f941cc722b267/AZ--Tucson-Protest-Sentencing2a2b652441fe45cc8b2f941cc722b267-AZ--Tucson-Protest-Sentencing-1437433262TUCSON, Arizona - A group of activists who blocked two buses carrying immigrants by lying in front of them and chaining themselves to tires has been sentenced in court.]]>Mon, 20 Jul 2015 19:01:02 -0400Activists seek animal testing records from Texas A&amp;Mhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/ab4dd08671354f1bbb6d54d579365ae6/TX--Texas-A-and-M-Animal-Testingab4dd08671354f1bbb6d54d579365ae6-TX--Texas-A-and-M-Animal-Testing-1437423427AUSTIN, Texas - Animal rights activists are pushing to get records of the cats and dogs undergoing lab testing at Texas A&M University.]]>Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:17:07 -0400Muslim activist refuses to back down to hatehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/fc0fb1553ff8497ca3cc83d32a08c3e1/TN--Muslim-Activistfc0fb1553ff8497ca3cc83d32a08c3e1-TN--Muslim-Activist-1437323965

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Dozens of jeering protesters faced down Sabina Mohyuddin at a community meeting, but she stood strong at the podium.]]>